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ViaBackwards

Allow older Java Edition clients to connect to newer servers.

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1.5M
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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

26.1.x
1.21.x
1.20.x
1.19.x
1.18.x
1.17.x
1.16.x
1.15.x
1.14.x
1.13.x
1.12.x
1.11.x
1.10.x

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Supported environments

Client-side
Server-side

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Details

Licensed GPL-3.0-only
Published 3 years ago

5.7.1-SNAPSHOT+533

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Changelog

af9edc8 Fix some older client issues for mannequins (#1166)

Resend the player head rotation, as older clients need to have the player head rotation sent as they don't handle the head rotation correctly in the spawn packet

Dependencies

dependency-iconViaVersionrequired
dependency-iconViaFabricoptional
dependency-iconViaRewindoptional

Files

ViaBackwards-5.7.1-SNAPSHOT.jar(1.36 MiB) Primary
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Metadata

Release channel

Beta

Version number

5.7.1-SNAPSHOT+533

Loaders

Fabric Folia Paper Velocity

Game versions

1.10–1.21.11

Environment

Client and server, optional on both

Downloads

4412

Publication date

January 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM

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